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Unique ID: IOW-436228
Object type certainty: Certain
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A Medieval silver long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272 AD), minted by Nicole at London. Class 3c, AD 1248-1250 (North 1994: 226, ref: 988).
Obverse: hENRICVS REX III; Crowned bust facing without sceptre
Reverse: NIC/OLE/ONL/VND; Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1248
Date to: Exactly AD 1250
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.35 g
Diameter: 18.2 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 21st December 2011
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Other reference: IOW2012-4-16
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Penny
Ruler/issuer: Henry III of England
Mint or issue place: London
Category: English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278
Type: Long cross class 3c (N 988)
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing without sceptre
Obverse inscription: hENRICVS REX III (NR ligated; colon between REX and III)
Reverse description: Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant
Reverse inscription: NIC/OLE/ONL/VND (ON ND ligated)
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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North, J.J. | 1994 | English Hammered Coinage: Volume I. Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272 | London | Spink and Son Ltd | 226 | 988 |